A Massive Upgrade: Boreal's Satori

[@JD7046.]

Any chance of a review on the Indo? They've gone very under the radar it seems

[@ukclimbingofficial]

Funnily enough these are on the to do list. We’ll get a review written up asap, then a film published a little later on in the year. We’ve got a fairly full schedule coming up what with the Olympics.

[@JD7046.]

@@ukclimbingofficial yeah that's understandable, thanks for the response :)

[@ukclimbingofficial]

@@JD7046. As a very quick summary, I've been really impressed with them so far. They've got the same last/fit as the Crux, but have a much softer feel courtesy of the knit upper. They also feature that fantastically sticky Zenith Ultra 2, which (again) gives them a softer feel than the Crux, which featured Zenith Pro 2. I went for the same size as I was in the Crux, but knowing what I know now might have gone down another half size, as they're so much softer that you can probably squeeze into something a bit smaller without them being uncomfortable. In terms of focus, it's best for bouldering and indoor climbing, although you could use them for steeper sport climbing. Hope that'll give you enough info for now.

[@JD7046.]

@@ukclimbingofficial thanks so much and yep, I'm looking for indoor climbing really, although I just found out I have much shallower heels than I thought and have developed/already had Haglunds, so shoe fitting will be a long and rough game for me now :(

[@Jerkal]

Looks like Breakfast f7A?

[@ukclimbingofficial]

Well spotted!!

[@miloplayz7474]

Would you take these over the Vapor S?

[@ukclimbingofficial]

They're very, very different shoes, so it'd be a bit like comparing apples and pears. The Vapor S is flat, wide and relatively low volume. It's designed primarily for more recreational use, as opposed to outright performance, although it does - in my opinion - perform incredibly well too. The Satori, in comparison, is downturned, medium width and has a high volume asymmetric toe box that's designed to be worn as tight as you can possibly get them. Performance-wise it's intended for the very top end and as I said within the video - they're quite an uncompromising shoe. In short, they're very, very different and which you use would largely depend on what you're after.

[@miloplayz7474]

@@ukclimbingofficial yeah, that makes sense. Kind of a dumb question now that I think about it🤦‍♂️

[@ukclimbingofficial]

@@miloplayz7474 Not at all. I absolutely love the Vapor S and am always happy to talk about it 😅